: completely hypothetical but could you dart, (slit) the fabric, take
: up the slack, and sew a waterproof seam?
: this would be very traditional looking and not the modern clean
: look, but it would be faster, cheaper, and maybe more
: satisfactory. skins get replaced eventually, might get a lot of
: miles out of this one first tho...... hypothetically.

: Best,
: Michael

thanks for the suggestion, Michael.
its something to ponder while i fret about things like boundary layers and viscous drag.
Someone once said" if you are building your first SOF kayak, expect 'a few dark nights of the soul'"
and having just built my first, i'm inclined to agree..